Fix Housing Megathread

[Thorncraft]

Plot is relinquished [placard does state for Relocation or Sale during their respective phases] > Invisible 10-hour-timer starts for Relocation (that's 42% of a real day to decide). Once Relocation timer is up no more Relocation and the plot goes up for sale > next 0-4 hours that plot can not be bought (that is minimum of 58% of a real day to login and see there could potentially be a plot up, given the relocation goes unphased) > 4-12 hours the invisible timer starts (like the current one) > invisible timer goes off or after 12 hours > the plot goes up for insta-purchase. The minimum amount of turn around time would be 14 hours from relinquish to purchase with max being 26 hours. Relocation still gets priority but timers favor a buyer. Lastly, the knowledge of a rough buy window with only an 8 hour spam window is priceless. What do you think?

[ItMe]

Relocation still gets priority but timers favor a buyer.

I'm not sure I understand this part. Can you run this past me again?

[Jojoya]

I'm not sure I understand this part. Can you run this past me again?

Relocators still get first crack at the plot like they do now with the first timer. The second timer removes the worry of a relocator getting the plot at the last minute after campers have spent several hours clicking and reduces the max time to click to 16 hours (or 12 hours if the player is aware of either when the plot was relinquished/demo'd or when the relocation period ended).

To me it sounds like it's complicating the system without making any significant improvement that would get players to change the camping habit.

Wouldn't it be better to move to a system where such clicking would be neither needed nor possible?

[ItMe]

Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me Jojoya~

To me it sounds like it's complicating the system without making any significant improvement that would get players to change the camping habit.

Wouldn't it be better to move to a system where such clicking would be neither needed nor possible?

Fair.
I can understand that.
But does this part not have value? It would sure help keep people sane at least:

The second timer removes the worry of a relocator getting the plot at the last minute after campers have spent several hours clicking

Moving to a better system would be, well, better. But it doesn't seem likely they'll remove the placard system anytime soon. And as a simple tweak to an existing system I'm not seeing much of a downside Thorncraft's idea.

[Fellgon]

I wish square could make bigger apartments.

[Thorncraft]

No problem, if you want to relocate, the first timer allows those with land to do so, but that is the only window for Relocations. As a buyer you'll know you don't have to stand there while the plot is ONLY under the Relocation phase (it'll say on the placard), you'll also know that once Relocation phase is over it'll be another 4 hours before the invisible timer starts and lastly the new invisible timer is only 8 hours long.